Where does Young Sohn work?

Young Sohn is Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst.

What check size does Young Sohn write?

Young Sohn typically writes checks of $550K.

What boards does Young Sohn sit on?

Young Sohn holds tracked board seats at Arm, Cadence Design Systems, HARMAN International, Speedinvest.

What companies has Young Sohn invested in?

Investments tracked here include AI21 Labs, Berkeley Lights, Noom, Ring, SambaNova Systems, TTTech, Zoom Video.

Where did Young Sohn go to school?

Young Sohn studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MS); University of Pennsylvania (BSEE, Electrical Engineering).

Young Sohn

Investor

Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst

Silicon Valley

Writes $550K checks

About

Young Sohn is a three-time retired deep-tech operator turned investor, a South Korean immigrant who built Intel’s billion-dollar Korea operations, took Inphi public, and bridges U.S., Asian and European ecosystems.

Contact· published on Young's own website

y•••@waldencatalyst.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Experience

Walden Catalyst VenturesFounding Managing Partnercurrent2021 — present
HARMAN InternationalChairman Of The Boardcurrent2017 — present
Extreme Tech ChallengeCo-Foundercurrent2015 — present
ArmBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
Cadence Design SystemsBoard Of Directorscurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Astra ProtocolAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
Samsung ElectronicsCorporate President and Chief Strategy Officer2012 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Silver LakeSenior Advisor2012 — 20202005 to 2006
ArmBoard of Director and Chairman of Asia Advisory Board2006 — 2015Greater Cambridge Area
CymerBoard of Directors2001 — 2013
Inphi CorporationPresident & CEO2007 — 2012
MIT Media LabSenior Advisor2005 — 2007
SYNNEXBoard Of Directors2001 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
Agilent TechnologiesPresident of Semiconductor Group2003 — 2005
Oak TechnologyChairman and Chief Executive Officer1999 — 2003
QuantumPresident of Storage Group1993 — 1999
Intel CorporationGeneral Manager Business Unit1983 — 1993

Skills & more

Business Strategy15Board of Directors12

Languages English · German · Korean

From Young's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

ArmCadence Design SystemsHARMAN InternationalSpeedinvest

Investor

AI21 Labs Berkeley LightsNoomRingSambaNova SystemsTTTechZoom Video

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Walden Catalyst

Amandine Rouillard

Global Marketing & Operations Director at Walden Catalyst

Andrew Kau

Partner at Walden Catalyst

Francis Ho

Partner at Walden Catalyst

Harriet Hamblin

Vice President, London at Northzone

Lip-Bu Tan

Founding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital

Nicolas Autret

Partner at Walden Catalyst

Roni Hefetz

Partner at Walden Catalyst

Shankar Chandran

Partner at Walden Catalyst

Network2

Alfred ChuangScout

General Partner at Race Capital

Christian NoskeScout

Partner at NGP Capital

Investors connected to Young in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Young Sohn?: Young Sohn is a three-time retired deep-tech operator turned investor, a South Korean immigrant who built Intel’s billion-dollar Korea operations, took Inphi public, and bridges U.S., Asian and European ecosystems.
Where does Young Sohn work?: Young Sohn is Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst.
What does Young Sohn invest in?: Young Sohn invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, Semiconductors.
What check size does Young Sohn write?: Young Sohn typically writes checks of $550K.
What boards does Young Sohn sit on?: Young Sohn holds tracked board seats at Arm, Cadence Design Systems, HARMAN International, Speedinvest.
What companies has Young Sohn invested in?: Investments tracked here include AI21 Labs, Berkeley Lights, Noom, Ring, SambaNova Systems, TTTech, Zoom Video.
Where did Young Sohn go to school?: Young Sohn studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MS); University of Pennsylvania (BSEE, Electrical Engineering).